> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fene.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hardware Requirements

> System specifications for Fenine nodes

## Overview

Fenine Network has different hardware requirements based on node type and usage. This guide helps you choose the right specifications.

## Non-Validator Full Node

### Minimum Requirements

For basic operation and light RPC usage:

| Component   | Specification     | Notes               |
| ----------- | ----------------- | ------------------- |
| **CPU**     | 4 cores @ 2.5 GHz | Intel/AMD x86-64    |
| **RAM**     | 16 GB             | DDR4 recommended    |
| **Storage** | 500 GB SSD        | NVMe preferred      |
| **Network** | 25 Mbps           | Stable connection   |
| **OS**      | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS  | Or compatible Linux |

<Warning>
  Minimum specs may struggle during high network activity. Recommended specs provide better performance.
</Warning>

### Recommended Requirements

For production RPC serving and better performance:

| Component   | Specification      | Notes                         |
| ----------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- |
| **CPU**     | 8 cores @ 3.0 GHz+ | Ryzen 5/Intel i7 or better    |
| **RAM**     | 32 GB              | DDR4-3200 or faster           |
| **Storage** | 1 TB NVMe SSD      | Samsung 980 PRO or equivalent |
| **Network** | 100 Mbps+          | Gigabit preferred             |
| **OS**      | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   | Latest kernel                 |

<Check>
  ✅ **Best for**: Production dApps, public RPC, development teams
</Check>

### Storage Growth

Blockchain size grows over time:

| Time Period | Estimated Size | Notes         |
| ----------- | -------------- | ------------- |
| Genesis     | \~10 MB        | Initial state |
| 6 months    | \~50 GB        | Pruned mode   |
| 1 year      | \~100 GB       | Pruned mode   |
| 2 years     | \~200 GB       | Pruned mode   |

**Growth Rate**: \~8-10 GB/month (pruned mode)

<Info>
  **Pruning** removes old state data while keeping recent states. Archive nodes keep everything and grow faster.
</Info>

## Archive Node

### Minimum Requirements

Archive nodes store complete historical state:

| Component   | Specification     | Notes                      |
| ----------- | ----------------- | -------------------------- |
| **CPU**     | 8 cores @ 3.0 GHz | High clock speed important |
| **RAM**     | 64 GB             | More is better             |
| **Storage** | 4 TB NVMe SSD     | Fast I/O critical          |
| **Network** | 100 Mbps+         | Stable, low latency        |
| **OS**      | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS  | Server edition             |

### Recommended Requirements

For optimal archive node performance:

| Component   | Specification       | Notes               |
| ----------- | ------------------- | ------------------- |
| **CPU**     | 16 cores @ 3.5 GHz+ | AMD EPYC/Intel Xeon |
| **RAM**     | 128 GB              | ECC memory          |
| **Storage** | 8 TB+ NVMe RAID     | Enterprise SSD      |
| **Network** | 1 Gbps              | Dedicated line      |
| **OS**      | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS    | Server/datacenter   |

### Storage Growth (Archive)

| Time Period | Estimated Size | Notes                 |
| ----------- | -------------- | --------------------- |
| 6 months    | \~500 GB       | All historical states |
| 1 year      | \~1.5 TB       | Growing faster        |
| 2 years     | \~4 TB         | Exponential growth    |

**Growth Rate**: \~200-300 GB/month (archive mode)

<Warning>
  Archive nodes require significant storage and grow much faster than pruned nodes. Plan for expansion.
</Warning>

## RPC Provider Node

### High-Traffic Configuration

For serving thousands of requests per second:

| Component   | Specification          | Notes                   |
| ----------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------- |
| **CPU**     | 32+ cores              | AMD EPYC 7543 or better |
| **RAM**     | 256 GB                 | ECC, redundant          |
| **Storage** | 8 TB NVMe RAID 10      | Enterprise grade        |
| **Network** | 10 Gbps                | Redundant connections   |
| **Backup**  | Separate backup server | Hot failover            |

**Additional Requirements**:

* Load balancer (nginx/HAProxy)
* DDoS protection
* Monitoring stack (Prometheus/Grafana)
* 24/7 operations team

## Cloud Provider Options

### AWS EC2

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Full Node (Minimum)">
    **Instance Type**: `t3.xlarge`

    * 4 vCPUs
    * 16 GB RAM
    * 500 GB gp3 EBS volume

    **Estimated Cost**: \~\$150/month
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Full Node (Recommended)">
    **Instance Type**: `c6i.2xlarge`

    * 8 vCPUs (3.5 GHz)
    * 16 GB RAM
    * 1 TB io2 EBS volume (16,000 IOPS)

    **Estimated Cost**: \~\$350/month
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Archive Node">
    **Instance Type**: `r6i.4xlarge`

    * 16 vCPUs
    * 128 GB RAM
    * 8 TB io2 EBS volume (64,000 IOPS)

    **Estimated Cost**: \~\$1,500/month
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Google Cloud

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Full Node">
    **Machine Type**: `n2-standard-8`

    * 8 vCPUs
    * 32 GB RAM
    * 1 TB SSD persistent disk

    **Estimated Cost**: \~\$300/month
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Archive Node">
    **Machine Type**: `n2-highmem-16`

    * 16 vCPUs
    * 128 GB RAM
    * 8 TB SSD persistent disk

    **Estimated Cost**: \~\$1,400/month
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Dedicated Servers

Budget-friendly alternatives:

| Provider    | Specs                                                            | Price       | Notes            |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------- |
| **Hetzner** | AX102<br />AMD Ryzen 9 5950X<br />128 GB RAM<br />2x 2TB NVMe    | €179/month  | Great value      |
| **OVH**     | Rise-3<br />AMD EPYC 7453<br />128 GB RAM<br />2x 1.92TB SSD     | \$250/month | EU datacenter    |
| **Vultr**   | Bare Metal<br />Dual Xeon E5<br />256 GB RAM<br />2x 1.92TB NVMe | \$500/month | Global locations |

<Info>
  Dedicated servers often provide better price/performance than cloud VMs for long-term operation.
</Info>

## Network Requirements

### Bandwidth

| Node Type    | Download  | Upload   | Monthly Transfer |
| ------------ | --------- | -------- | ---------------- |
| Full Node    | 10 Mbps   | 5 Mbps   | \~2 TB           |
| Archive Node | 25 Mbps   | 10 Mbps  | \~5 TB           |
| RPC Provider | 100 Mbps+ | 50 Mbps+ | \~20 TB+         |

### Latency

* **Peer communication**: \<200ms preferred
* **Block propagation**: \<500ms ideal
* **Geographic distribution**: Node in same region as users

### Ports

Required open ports:

| Port  | Protocol | Purpose                  |
| ----- | -------- | ------------------------ |
| 30303 | TCP/UDP  | P2P networking           |
| 8545  | TCP      | HTTP RPC (optional)      |
| 8546  | TCP      | WebSocket RPC (optional) |

## Operating System

### Supported

<Check>
  ✅ **Ubuntu 22.04 LTS** (Recommended)\
  ✅ Ubuntu 20.04 LTS\
  ✅ Debian 11+\
  ✅ CentOS 8 / Rocky Linux 8\
  ✅ Fedora 36+
</Check>

### Not Recommended

<Warning>
  ❌ Windows (unsupported)\
  ❌ macOS (development only)\
  ❌ Ubuntu \< 20.04\
  ❌ 32-bit systems
</Warning>

## Performance Benchmarks

Real-world performance metrics:

### Sync Time

| Node Type  | Hardware           | Sync Time   | Notes            |
| ---------- | ------------------ | ----------- | ---------------- |
| Full (Min) | 4c/16GB/500GB SSD  | 8-12 hours  | From genesis     |
| Full (Rec) | 8c/32GB/1TB NVMe   | 3-5 hours   | From genesis     |
| Archive    | 16c/128GB/8TB NVMe | 24-48 hours | Complete history |

### RPC Performance

| Hardware    | Requests/sec | Concurrent Connections | Avg Latency |
| ----------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | ----------- |
| Minimum     | 100-200      | 50                     | 50-100ms    |
| Recommended | 500-1000     | 200                    | 20-50ms     |
| High-end    | 5000+        | 1000+                  | \<10ms      |

## Cost Calculator

Estimate your monthly costs:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Cloud (AWS)">
    **Full Node (Recommended)**:

    * EC2 c6i.2xlarge: \$200
    * 1TB EBS io2: \$125
    * Data transfer: \$25
    * **Total**: \~\$350/month

    **Archive Node**:

    * EC2 r6i.4xlarge: \$650
    * 8TB EBS io2: \$1000
    * Data transfer: \$100
    * **Total**: \~\$1,750/month
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Dedicated Server">
    **Full Node**:

    * Hetzner AX52: €79/month (\~\$85)
    * Ryzen 9 5900X, 64GB, 2x1TB NVMe
    * **Total**: \~\$85/month

    **Archive Node**:

    * Hetzner AX102: €179/month (\~\$195)
    * Ryzen 9 5950X, 128GB, 2x2TB NVMe
    * **Total**: \~\$195/month
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Self-Hosted">
    **Initial Investment**:

    * CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X: \$400
    * Motherboard: \$200
    * RAM: 64GB DDR4: \$200
    * Storage: 2TB NVMe: \$150
    * Case + PSU: \$150
    * **Total**: \~\$1,100

    **Monthly Costs**:

    * Electricity (\~150W): \$20
    * Internet: \$50
    * **Total**: \~\$70/month

    **Break-even**: \~6 months vs Hetzner
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Recommendations by Use Case

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Development & Testing">
    **Specs**: Minimum requirements sufficient

    * Local machine or small VPS
    * 4 cores, 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD
    * Testnet or mainnet
    * Cost: \$50-100/month (cloud) or free (local)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="dApp Backend">
    **Specs**: Recommended requirements

    * Dedicated server or cloud VM
    * 8 cores, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe
    * Production mainnet
    * Cost: \$85-350/month
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Public RPC Service">
    **Specs**: High-end configuration

    * Multiple nodes with load balancer
    * 16+ cores, 64GB+ RAM, 2TB+ NVMe
    * Redundancy and failover
    * Cost: \$500-2000/month
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Block Explorer">
    **Specs**: Archive node required

    * High-performance server
    * 16+ cores, 128GB RAM, 8TB+ NVMe
    * Full historical data
    * Cost: \$195-1750/month
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Non-Validator Setup" icon="gear" href="/node-operators/non-validator-setup">
    Install your node
  </Card>

  <Card title="Monitoring" icon="chart-line" href="/node-operators/monitoring">
    Set up monitoring
  </Card>
</CardGroup>